And God made good His promise to you when by His leave you were about to destroy your foes, but then your courage failed you and you disagreed among yourselves [concerning the Prophet's direction] and disobeyed it, after He had brought you within sight of what you wished for, some of you desired the goods of this world and some of you desired the Hereafter, then in order that He might put you to the test, He prevented you from defeating your foes.
Dia telah memenuhi janji-Nya untuk memenangkan kalian, ketika pada awal-awal peperangan, kalian membunuh sejumlah besar dari mereka dengan kehendak Allah. Namun, cara pandang kalian terhadap perang ternyata mulai melemah, dan kalian saling berselisih dalam memahami perintah Nabi untuk menetap pada pos masing-masing: ada yang mengira kemenangan telah datang dan, oleh karenanya, boleh meninggalkan posnya, ada pula yang memilih menetap sampai akhir pertempuran.